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Just stopped into my local Auto-zone and saw that they had silverstar ultra head lamps. Does anyone know anything about these? Are they worth $49 a pair (less a mail in rebate)? I've had silverstars before and was very happy with them. Let me know!

Those are almost 2x the cost of the regular Silverstars. Hope they last twice as long and are twice as bright. Othewise they wouldn't be worth it.

The original $ilver 's weren't worth the asking price, IMHO. Sight unseen, my thoughts are these probably aren't either. But that's just me. LOL! I just hope they are longer lasting for that kind of money.They may be bright, but replacing them twice a year sure did suck. I don't mind the dim bulbs so much anymore, they'll last for years. LOL!

Quote, originally posted by BlueCrush »Those are almost 2x the cost of the regular Silverstars. Hope they last twice as long and are twice as bright. Othewise they wouldn't be worth it.Well if that is the case BC they would last me a year or so lol. I have to agree with BC, they better be even better than twice the regular $ilver$tar$...

I haven't heard much from anyone about these (on this site or others) but I figure I'll be the guinea pig and give them a try. I had to have them specially ordered so I will let everyone know how they turn out and how long they last. I have no experience with the original Silverstars so I have nothing to really compare it to but I'm hoping for at least a year out of these Mike

I will never buy another Sylvania Silverstar product. I spent around $40 on them, then they only lasted 6 months in my Impreza. http://www.gmperformancetuning...=3391 Piaa for life.

SilverStars suck ............ I went through 4 sets b4 i smartened up, good thing walmarts dont ask for a recpiet all the time

i still have mine! they are about 6+ months old.Not saying they are the best, but they are still doing the job, and i hope to have some HIDs in the near future if $$ allows me too. (xmas present for me) How much do the piaas run? last?

I put a set of PIAA's in my Grand Am 3+ years before my couson totalled it. Also had PIAA's in my WRX for a little less than a year before I traded it. Put a set in my Mom's Geo Metro last Christmas, and they're still burning strong.I normally see them on eBay for $50-80.

holy wallet burning prices batman!!!thats a lot, but i know piaas a good name. maybe if these burnout and i dont have HIDs ill grab a pair and see.thanks for the info

Oh it's 50-80 a pair. I've seen them go for about $30-35 for singles.

I had a pair of 9004 silverstars in my 94 cavalier back when the silverstars first came out. I never had them burn out in the five years that I had them in the car. I then bought an 04 cavalier and put them in a week after I got that car had those in for 3 years with out a burn out.I have had nothing but good luck with the silverstars.

i had silverstars in my Z, and loved em. unfortunately, i murdered the car before they had a chance to burn out, so i don't really know how long they coulda lasted.but yeah i'd like to see how much better the ultra's are compared to the regular ones. maybe i'll buy one of each and try em out with pics, then return the one i'm not happy enough with and buy the match

For that price, do they come with free dinner for a year? I liked my Silverstars I used to have, but they were pricy and I didn't get anymore of those.

I was at my local AutoZone and they had the Silverstar Ultra available for the Vibe along with a $10 mail-in rebate for a 2 pack. I currently have the regular Silverstars in and like them well-enough. As soon as they burn out (which should be fairly soon based upon what I've read) and I will give these a shot and report back.Mike

i just installed a pair yesterday afternoon..definatly much whiter IMO...anything that has reflector quality, example: Speed limit and other signs....are brighter and also IMO are easier to read..... now...ive never had experiance with any silverstar product to my knowledge until now.....supposedly the ultras are supposed to last longer than the regular silverstars....ill let you guys know how long they last....

HIRs from Toshiba/John Deere FTMFW!!!! Oh crap, I forget, Vibes are 9003 not 9006. Anyways, save the cash and get some HIDs.

supposedly HID's arnt able to have the full effect..unless you replace the entire headlamp housing?...dunno..thats why i chose not to get the HID "conversion" kits....

Quote, originally posted by waveresponder »supposedly HID's arnt able to have the full effect..unless you replace the entire headlamp housing?...dunno..thats why i chose not to get the HID "conversion" kits....Full effect of what? The HID bulb, brightness and beam angle? Replace the headlight housing with what? Projectors? I don't have projectors and I have never had an issue with police or other drivers flashing me, or giving me a ticket.TRUST ME GO HID.... you will see when you are driving at night on a highway next to a car that doesn't have HID's you will ask yourself how do they see with night lights? It's worth the 200-300bucks you will spend.My wife's cavy has silverstars in it. I put them in her car back in 2001 they are still going strong. But I refuse to drive her car at night because I fell like I am driving with just my parking lights on compaired to my HID's on my Vibe.I bet you any amount of money if you pulled up along side of me with your silverstar Ultra's you will still think you are driving with night lights compaired to my HID's.

Quote, originally posted by ~MRVIBE2006~ »Just stopped into my local Auto-zone and saw that they had silverstar ultra head lamps. Does anyone know anything about these? Are they worth $49 a pair (less a mail in rebate)? I've had silverstars before and was very happy with them. Let me know!I would direct you over here for some reading my friend... just to pass on some info you may care for or not... http://forums.nasioc.com/forum...54736

Quote, originally posted by Sublimewind »I would direct you over here for some reading my friend... just to pass on some info you may care for or not... http://forums.nasioc.com/forum...54736He makes a few false statements in this report/post.Quote, originally posted by Yesitsdrew5310 »- A standard HB3/9005 bulb produces 1700 lumens of light.- The HIR1/9011 bulb produces 2500 lumens of light.The bulbs are made to draw the same amount of amps and voltage, and put out the same amount of heat as a normal 9005 bulb.This is not true, HIR do produce more heat. That's the trade off with getting more light out with the same amount of energy.

Quote, originally posted by keithvibe »Full effect of what? The HID bulb, brightness and beam angle? Replace the headlight housing with what? Projectors? I don't have projectors and I have never had an issue with police or other drivers flashing me, or giving me a ticket.TRUST ME GO HID.... you will see when you are driving at night on a highway next to a car that doesn't have HID's you will ask yourself how do they see with night lights? It's worth the 200-300bucks you will spend."The only safe and legitimate HID retrofit is one that replaces the entire headlamp—that is lens, reflector, bulb...the WHOLE shemozzle—with optics designed for HID usage. In the aftermarket, it is possible to get clever with the growing number of available products, such as Hella's modular projectors available in HID or halogen, and fabricate your own brackets and bezels, or to modify an original-equipment halogen headlamp housing to contain optical "guts" designed for HID usage. But just putting an HID bulb where a halogen one belongs is bad news all around."http://www.danielsternlighting....html

HIR is a simple design, take a headlight bulb, make it bulbous instead of capsule. Coat it with a Infrared film. Viola! Same 55W bulb but all of the IR light is reflected back onto the filament causing a brighter burn without more power usage, you still get the longevity of a stock bulb, but with 80% the light output of an HID! I love mine!

Back to the silverstar thing... best bulbs I ever owned. Everyone says they don't last, but they were in my Vue for almost 4 years before they blew and I spent 10-15 hours a week driving in the dark. Can't wait to go and blow a wad of cash on the new ones. Sometimes Sylvania releases rebates for 15-20$'s on them.

Quote, originally posted by Mr. Joe »...Sometimes Sylvania releases rebates for 15-20$'s on them.Aha!!! Found it... but only 5-10$ this timehttp://dafnwebpd.sylvania.com/...age=1. Drat!!!

i had the regular silverstars in my sunfire..from what i was told their isnt much difference between the two..other then one "out lasting" the other...i had my silverstars for 4 yrs and never had a problem with them..never burnt out and were pretty bright

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